Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
THE QUIETEST TINE
SPENT By EDITOR O'BRlEN YESTERDAY
SINCE HIS ARRIVAL IN CANADA.
A Touching Scaa0ou the "M)lireal" Immense Crowds
Attempt 70 Embrace Tim In st. Paricks at
Aoaureal-Mr. Obreu Attends League
Meeting and Makes Speech.

men OF different natiOnalities called upon
him during the afternoon at his hotel, but
he ielt 81 fatigued that he relieved himself
from all further public notice by locking
himself in his room and attending to the
dispatches from his friends in Toronto
which were many and frequent. He wrote
u couple of letters for his newspaper,
United Irci,md, describing his tour so far,
drawing pen picture OF the sights and
scenes both Of this city and Quebec, and
prIising the warth and hospitality of the
people, which, he says, has astouished him
more than anything else.
\ TOyCHISG sCENE
was witnessed on the Montreal" the
boat by which Mr.. O'Brien travelled from
Quebec. Ii was noticed that low sized
man sat opposite the Irish agitotor and
never took his eyes OF him. Then he
began fumbling in his pockets and acting
strangely. This excited the suspicious of
the party, who watched the stranger close
", and We're even goiug so far as to sug-
geSt that he he removed, but an eXplana-
tiou and IN agreeable surprise was the
outcome OF the affair. In the first place
the man was deaf, and in the second place
he put his hand in his trousers pocket
and pulled out five pound bank Of
England note and put it into the hand OF
the editor OF United IrciaRd Al
though his destination was Three
Rivers, he insisted on travelling the whole
way to Montreal He got Mr.. o. Brien's
autograph, aud wrote out in large letters,
God Save Ireland.
Mr.. O'Brieu went to high mass at st.
Patrick Church to-day, in company with
ID. Barry, President Of st. Patrick ; So
c.ctv, and j. l.. Lane and II. j. Cleran,
officers OF the Local League. There was
an immense congregation, and when he
left the church he was surrounded by
crowds, who fairly took his breath away
in
THEIR EFFORTS To EMBRACE HIM,
~ Well ~ to shake hands with him. Then
he took a drive, lunrhed with Mr.. Barry,
and in the afternoon attended National
League meeting M 81. Patrick's Hall,
which was crowded by au audience which
rheerrd the Irish agitlt0r and the evicted
tenant, Mr.. Kilbride, when they entered.
God Save the Land League 'Erin-GO-
Bragh, " were some OF the notices on the
walls, with an Immense oil ilpaintin@ of MIR.
Piruell. II. Cluran, President, in 4 brief
speech, introduced Mr.. O'Brien, who, he
said, Struck terror into the hearts OF Ire
lands enemies
Mr.. O'Bricn, upon rising to speak,
was received with tremendous enthu-
sitSm. I'VE have, said he, carried
public opinion with us 50 lar. We have
convinced every fair m1u that lan>downe
Is living under au accusation of the most
fearful gravity, cruelty and iuhumanity
that imperatiyely demands IN answer.
Otherwise. lansdownr is diSentitlcd to he
the ruler ot a tree people. Let him answer
It's now applause and not stab Us IN the
back when we return To Ireland. Ii he re-
lies for his defense on appeals to the see
tartan animOsty OF the Oraugemen, he can
scarcely escape, or hope to escape the cen
sure and condemnation of every man IN
Canada who values tree sp 'ech aud drtcStS
rnwdyism and intolerance loud applause.
[ should be sorry to anticipate what II
going to happen in the Province ut GA
tlriO.
The London Times is
TRYING To STIR Up STRIFE,
a. it thrust the poisoned dagger Of slander
at ParneI by forged letter. llllsSes
However, we are going 10 Toronto re
uCwed applause tonight or tomorrow,
not to insult o. defy any section Of the
Canadian people, but tO tell Of the victims
OF Lord LanSlowue'S tyranny and oppreS-
sion. We are not going to be lntimldated
i'm our legal rights by the threats OF foolish
persons who refuse to listen To uS because
they cannot answer. applause We
shall 90 alone, aud uuarmed, with free and
easy cousclences, with the fullest reliance
upon the fair play and love OF liberty OF
the Canadian people, and also with a full
and firm trust in the iuiSiCe of our cause,
and the Providence al Him who watches
over the poor and the lOwly, ,,hoSe strug-
lie We are lighting. And when our tour
Is over, | feel that You will send Lord
lausdownc home Applause with the
stamp aud brand OF Canadian reprOhatlon
upon his brow Loud and prolonged
applause.
ERNEST DEROSIER,
a prominent French Canadian, also spoke
''Ir ENGLAND treated u Canadians through
her representative, Lord lansdownc,' he
said, "as Lord Lansdowne treats his ten
ants. our loyalty would be put 10 d severe
strain
Then Mr. O'Brien was driven to the
rooms of the Young lriShmen'S Literary
Association, where reception was held,
and where he made another speech, IA did
also Tenant kilbride.
Mr.. O'Brien. during the course OF his
speerh, said. when England was ban
ishing Irlshmcu she said they were gone
with vengeance, hut the brutal expires
sion has come back upon them with Il
vengeance, Applause and now, although
our race is scattered, it Is almost Omnlpo-
tent, and to-day Charles Stewart Parnell
is not alone ruler OF Ireland, hut ruler Of
the British Empire - we'll. ' Loud ap-
plauSe.
The next view, the most interesting OF
the day, was to
POINT st. CHARLES
where a big stone stands within an en-
closure. with the following inscription:
To preserve from dissertation the remains
ot Ii. .6OO emigrlutS who died OF ship fever
l~i7-~." They were all Irish. A. Mr..
O'Brien beheld the sight I've took of his hat
rrverently. and lifting his eyes to heaven,
exclaimed. May the Lord have mercy on
them
Turning to the reporter, he said: Great
God. sin thousand Irish lives sacrificed to
the greed of Irish landlOrdism Wouldn
the same fate hefall LansdOwne's tenants,
only for the National League and the or
ganiLution of the Irish people:
Mr.. O'Brien will remain here until to-
morrow evening and then start for Toronto,
AN INSULT To THE IRISH.
The Mavor of Cork PeremptorilS REFUSES
to Take Part in the Queens Jubilee
DrELN, May l5.-The Mayor OF Cork,
replying to an invitation from the Lord